China’s Xi leader says Western sanctions on Russia are treating the global economy as a ‘weapon’ and would come back to bite the countries imposing them.
China’s President Xi Jinping has slammed Western sanctions against Russia, which he says are “weaponising” the global economy as he addressed leaders of emerging nations he hopes will support his alternative to the US-led world order.Mr Xi reinforced his support for Russian president Vladimir PutinXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin declaring their “no limits” friendship ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
“Blind faith in the so-called ‘position of strength’ and attempts to expand military alliances and seek one’s own security at the expense of others will only land oneself in a security dilemma,” Mr Xi told a virtual meeting of the BRICS Business Forum, a precursor to the main event on Thursday.China is hosting the virtual meeting of leaders from BRICS nations this week. They include Mr Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro.
While China has not explicitly said it supports the invasion, its refusal to join sanctions or condemn the military offensive has drawn widespread criticism from the international community, which fears Beijing will one day seek to take similar action with Taiwan.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 118 of the invasionMoscow threatens to retaliate after Lithuania bans transit of goods to the Russian outpost of Kaliningrad; EU calls blockade of the Ukrainian grain a war crime
Read more »
Russia threatens ‘serious consequences’ as Lithuania blocks rail goodsRow escalates over Vilnius’s refusal to allow steel and iron ore to cross Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
Read more »
Eastern Donbas ‘extremely difficult’ for Ukrainians as Russia intensifies attacksLuhansk governor says 568 civilians are holed up in chemical plant and Lysychansk being shelled ‘en masse’
Read more »
Russia warns of 'serious negative impact' for Lithuania over KaliningradOne of President Vladimir Putin's top allies has warned Lithuania that Russia would respond to a halt in the transit of EU-sanctioned goods to the exclave of Kaliningrad.
Read more »
Britain and Russia are enemies in Ukraine - but both want to disrupt Europe | Caroline de GruyterThe Northern Ireland protocol row shows the similarities between two former imperial powers, says Dutch author Caroline de Gruyter
Read more »
Why is Kaliningrad at the centre of a row between Russia and Lithuania?Lithuanian ban on transit of sanctioned goods across its territory to and from Russian region has angered Kremlin
Read more »